The Ideology of Harry Potter: Fascism vs. Liberalism

David Baake's article, The Ideology of Harry Potter: Fascism vs. Liberalism, appears on the website http://www.zmag.org/. This article primarily discusses the ideological meanings that lie beneath the magical surface of the famous Harry Potter series. This article covers both the books and the films. The author's main point is that the Harry Potter films ultimately represent certain aspects of World War Two. Baake states that :

"Significant parallels can be draw between the battle between Harry Potter and Voldemort and the battle between the Allies and Nazi Germany in World War Two...Lord Voldemort is unabashedly modeled after Hitler, and his Death Eaters are typical fascist paramilitaries. "

What is interesting with Harry Potter is that one can watch the films a million times and overlook the hidden messages. Baake supports his argument by quoting J.K Rowling, the author of the series, in describing the similarites between Lord Voldemort and Hitler. For more information about this, click on the link. Enjoy!

An Ideological Approach to The Simpsons

The article King-Size Homer, written by Barry Hodge, talks about a single episode of The Simpsons and portrays all the ideological approaches to it. The episode is when Homer decides to gain weight and so he can become physically handicapped. By doing so, he would be able to work from home and not have to deal with a typical working environment. The article goes through the episode thoroughly and gives ideological explanations for each of the characters involved. Towards the end of the article, there is a separate part entitled "Ideological Codes" which gives numerous examples of how The Simpsons contains all sorts of subliminal messages pertaining to the real world. For example "one character, Milhouse (sic), bares [Richard Nixon's] middle name (and one can only ascertain from his un-dominant ideological background – bespectacled, constantly bullied, hated – [that he is] a... true Nixon)." This article provides us with an ideological perspective of The Simpsons. Clicking on the link above should take you there.

An Ideological Approach to The Simpsons

The article King-Size Homer, written by Barry Hodge, talks about a single episode of The Simpsons and portrays all the ideological approaches to it. The episode is when Homer decides to gain weight and so he can become physically handicapped. By doing so, he would be able to work from home and not have to deal with a typical working environment. The article goes through the episode thoroughly and gives ideological explanations for each of the characters involved. Towards the end of the article, there is a separate part entitled "Ideological Codes" which gives numerous examples of how The Simpsons contains all sorts of subliminal messages pertaining to the real world. For example "one character, Milhouse (sic), bares [Richard Nixon's] middle name (and one can only ascertain from his un-dominant ideological background – bespectacled, constantly bullied, hated – [that he is] a... true Nixon)." This article provides us with an ideological perspective of The Simpsons. Clicking on the link above should take you there.